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Oyama Tsunayoshi's Cross Examination

Yōshū (Hashimoto) Chikanobu

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Triptych print with three panels, depicting a scene in a traditional Japanese setting. The background of all three panels features a red tatami mat with a white and red pattern. In the left panel, a man in a black kimono and white undergarment stands barefoot, facing right; a man in a green shirt and red pants stands behind him on the left; another man in a black kimono and red pants stands on the far left; and a man in a black uniform with gold accents sits on the right. The middle panel shows three men in black uniforms with gold accents seated around a table; one wears a hat, one has his back to the viewer, and one sits on the left; a man in a blue jacket sits on the bottom center. The right panel depicts two men in black uniforms with gold accents; one sits on the left and one reclines on the right; a man in a white undergarment and a man in a green shirt and black pants sit on the bottom right. A green railing runs along the bottom of all three panels. A large white and blue umbrella appears in the top left corner of the left panel; a tree branch and a scroll with Japanese characters appear in the top right corner of the right panel. Japanese characters appear on a scroll in the top right corner of the middle panel.

Artwork Details

Date
August 27, 1877 (Meiji 10)
Medium
One sheet of a triptych of woodblock prints; ink and color on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
598 × 293 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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